Movement for Liveable London Street Talks - Richard Bourn and Richard Hebditch 1st November 2011

Liveable London Sustaining suburbia – transport solutions for Outer London

What we’re going to talk about
Why travel in outer London is different
What could be done to change current patterns
How might this happen – is there the political leadership to make it happen?

Campaign for Better Transport
Our vision is a country where communities have affordable transport that improves quality of life and protects the environment
National campaigning + support for local campaigners

Two thirds of Londoners live in outer London
Carbon emissions per resident are higher in outer than inner London

Why travel in outer London is different

Loss of local amenities
Local shops
Post offices and banks
Schools and hospitals
Employment

Development with large catchment areas
Out-of-town retail development
Business and retail parks on trunk roads
Centralised health facilities (hospitals, polyclinics)
Major developments: White City 4,500, Stratford City 10,000, Battersea Power Station 3,500, Brent Cross 7,500, Earls Court 7,500

The result…
Design of public realm / streets in outer London –
lower density
more crossovers across pavements
fewer cycle facilities (and poorer standard?)

What is to be done
Some overarching points:
Interventions must be low cost given funding squeeze
Recognition of a polycentric pattern
Express orbital public transport route would not be viable

Four categories of measures
Improve public transport
Implement smart measures
Improve public realm
Integrate planning and transport

Working with the pattern of development in outer London

1. Improve public transport
Review fares (esp high cost of some bus fares, lack of outer zone travelcards, rail tickets etc)
Create more bus lanes and control parking on bus routes (currently 13% of trips)
Reform franchising of rail services (London Overground should be the model)

Better value gross cost contracts
Could help pay for
Branding/marketing a unified network
Timetabling, ticketing and information integrated with rest of TfL network
Oyster available across the system
Improved stations (with more development around them - see below)

2. Implement smart measures
Smart Travel Sutton
School and workplace travel plans
Personal travel advice and information
Advertising, marketing and promotion
Car clubs, car sharing and cycling parking

Smart Travel Sutton – results
75% increase in cycling
16% increase in bus passengers
6% reduction in car mode share
3% increase in walking mode share
5% fall in pupils going to school by car
Richmond

3. Improve public realm
Cycle facilities – less extensive and lower quality in outer London
Recognise importance of pedestrians and cyclists to town centre economies
Prioritise pedestrians, cyclists and public transport on the roads

In practice, means
Filtered permeability, routes to town and local centres
Default 20 mph
Remove one-way systems
Shared space

New life for main roads
Slowing traffic
Clearing clutter, removing guard rails
Widening pavements, re-allocation
Providing crossing places
Link and place v. smoothing traffic
Examples: Walworth Road, High St Ken, Barking, Covent Garden, Tooting

4. Integrating transport and planning
Transit-oriented development
Location of development
Employment, leisure and retail in town centres
On public transport not road network
Homes near services and amenities

Accessibility: town, district and neighbourhood centres

Density
Higher at centres and hubs
Helps support public transport and local services
And reduces car travel – distance travelled and mode share

Protect local services and amenities and make good gaps

Neighbourhood and street design
Designing and applying permeability

Finally
Apply travel demand measures to existing development
Control parking in new and existing development – restrain schemes with large catchments and parking (Stratford and Brent Cross)

So how can we bring these changes about?
Travel behaviour can and is changing
But needs leadership
Has to be owned locally by boroughs and neighbourhoods
Outer London key battleground for election

London Suburbs Transport Fund?
Catalyst for action
Build on LIPs and Outer London Fund
Action on
Links around stations, bus lanes
Workplace travel plans, smarter working
DIY streets
Accessibility plans

For more information
Campaign for Better Transport
www.bettertransport.org.uk
[email_address]
richard.hebditch@bettertransport.org.uk
020 7566 6480

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